Band-cutter and feeder.



No. 666,473. Patented 1an. 22, Ism'.-

J. s. DENLINGEB.

BAND vCUTTER AND FEEDER.

(Application lludV June l, 1900.)

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image1" no; 656,473. Patented Jah. 22,; l9qL J. s. nEnLiNaEn. BANDCUTTER AND FEEDER'.

(Application filed June 1. 19n0.\ V

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-lJNrran STATES PATENT freres.

JOHN B. DENLINGER, OF HILL GROVE, OHIO, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO BENJAMIN`l?. lDENLINGER, OF SAME PLACE.

BAND-CUTTER 'ND FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent `IOGGGAT'S, dated January22, 1901.

Application led June l, 1900. Serial No. 18.736. (No model.)

To all Vwiz/0m it rmajyrconcern:

Be it knownthatl, JOHN B.TDENLINGER, a` citizen of the United States,residing at Hill Grove, in the county of ADarke and State of Ohio,haveinvented a new and useful Banda Cutter and Feeder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention `relates to band-cutters andV feeders, and has for oneobject the improve` ment of machines of this character whereby headedandbundled grain may be fed `into the cylinderofa threshing-machine inorderlyl and evenly-distributedarrangement. l

A further object is toprovidefor any de-l sired `variation of speedIbetween the bundlecarrier and the rotary `distributors and to provide amore edectivecoperative relation'1 between the distributer or lfeederand thel bundle-carrier.

EW'ith -'these and'other objects in view,'a`ll" as will morefullyappear,`theinventioncon-f sists in the novel construction and arrange-f ment ofparts hereinafterito be described, illustrated in the *accompanyingdrawings,= and succinctlydefined in the appended claims.

Inthe accompanying draWingsfFigurel isi' a central longitudinalfsection`through the? feed end ofa threshing-machine. Fig. 2 is af; sectionalviewontheline 12 2ofiFig. 1. Figui 3 is asectionalview'onfthelline 33o`f Fig. lii looking in the direction `ofthe arrows. Fig. 'Li'is adetail view df 1the Variableespeed gear-f ing betweentheregulator-shaftand thehun die-carrier. 1f

Referringtothe numerals ofreference employed to designate `corresponding`.parts in the several views, l indicates arportionof aithreshing-machine lframe, 2 thefusual cutter; and feeder "box, B theconcave, and idonei of `the 'threshing cylinders, all constructed andarranged substantiallyin the ordinary manner. i

Immediately in front of the concave '3 isi arranged thegrain-returnlboard `5, inclined atthe desired angle and provided with a `ses ries oflongitudinally-.disposed serratedor` toothed bars, disposed below the`rotary feed-regulators?, the curved distributing-fingers I8 ofwhichextendbetween the `bars 6 to,

permit the latterto detach the strawwhich:

may have become entangledinthe ngers ofi the regulators. For vibratingthe returnboard 5 any suitable means may `be ein ployed-as, for instancethe roilsk-shaft 9, operated by suitable `gearingupon the exterior ofthe thresher and connected to the 'board by a orankoonnection l0.

` Thebundle-carrierorfeed-conveyerll, disposed horizontally andhavingits inner end -located above the `returneboard and inpositiontodischargeithe grain between the con cave 3 and cylinder 4, ismade up ofa transverse series of endless sectionsor `belts 12. Atitheouter endofthe conveyer theseveral belts orsections passaround and areidriven andsupported by a driving-roller 13, and at theinnerfend they passaroundand are idly carriedtbya series of idlers 14:,'oneibeing providedforeach belt and loosely mounted upon the extended cylindrical hubsandispacers l5 of `the regulators or' distributers 7, which latter aremounted, as best shown in Fig.2 of theidrawings,in coaxial parallelrelation between `the `several lbelts lf2-that isto say, thedistributors are located intermediate `of `the belts, so thattheircurved fingers will move in apathdisposed between the notched bars 6 ofthe return-board 5 and between the sections of both the upper and lowerruns of the bundle-carrier. Thispeculiar relation of 'the distributeror` regulator permits the grain arrangement tothe threshing meehanism,as

distinguished "from that tangled condition in which thegrain isdelivered to theconcave Whenthe `distributer is arranged in positiontol-kick the grain after it passes from the carrier orf to loosenit witha teetering action duringfits passage over'the `return-board. It isnecessary, however, according to the condition of lthe grain,'to loosenthe strawby a `more or less `rapid rotation ofthe distribiitersrelativeto the` movement of the 4bundle-oarrier, andfto accomplishanydesired relative whichcarries theroller 13,?1 providealsimpleandeffective form of feed-changing gearing which transmits motion from thedistrib u- IOO ter-shaft to the carrier-shaftand may be quickly shiftedby the operator to obtain such relative speeds as may be necessary tosecure the most effective operation of the mechanism under allconditions. rIhe speed-changing gearing comprises a comparatively largefriction-disk 18, mounted upon one end of the distributer-shaft 16 andin frictional contact with a small friction-pinion 19, keyed to, butlongitudinally movable upon, a power-transmitting shaft 20, journaled atone end in a bearing 21, common to the shafts 20 and 16, and provided atits opposite end with a beveled gear-wheel 22, meshing with a somewhatlarger bevel gear-wheel 23, keyed upon one end of a carrier-shaft 17,the shaft 2O being provided adjacent to its outer end with a suit` ablebearing 24, carried by the frame of the feeder-box. Obviously as thefriction-pinion 19 contacts with the friction-disk 18 nearer to orfarther from the axis of the latter the speed of the carrier relative tothe distributer will be decreased or increased. For the purpose ofshifting the pinion therefor I provide a speed-changing lever 25,carried by the frame of the cutter-box and provided with a shifting-rod26, connected to the hub of the friction-pinion 19 in a manner to causethe pinion to be shifted upon the shaft when the lever is swung withoutinterfering with the rotary movement of said pinion under the impulse ofthe rotating disk 18. As the sheaves are fed to the machine upon thecarrier 11 their bands are out shearingly by the bandcutters 27, carriedupon the cutter-shaft 28 and having their opposite ends 29 and 30deflected laterally in opposite directions, as best seen in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. The deflection of the cutters insures the severing of thesheave-bands with a shearing cut and precludes the possibility offailure to destroy the integrity of unusually tenacious bandssurrounding unusually light sheaves, which yield to a considerabledegree when the band is struck by the rotating cutter.

Various forms of mechanism may be devised for operating the shafts 9,16, and 28; but I have originated what appears to be a desirable form ofpower-transmitting mechanism, which comprehends a belt 31, passingaround pulleys 32 and 33 upon the shaft of the concave and the shaft 28,respectively. A somewhat smaller pulley 34E, carried by the shaft 28, isgeared in turn bya belt 35 to the idler-pulley 36, mounted on a shaft37, upon which shaft is also keyed a comparatively small gear-wheel 38,meshing with a somewhat larger gear-wheel 39, keyed upon the shaft 16,said shaft being provided with a pulley 40, geared by a belt -11 to acomparatively small pulley 42 upon the shaft 9.

In operation, the speed-changing lever 25 having been shifted to obtainthe desired relative speeds of the carrier and distributer, the sheavesor bundles of grain are deposited upon the bundle-carrier 11 and arepresented to the band-cutters 27, which sever the bands with a shearingcut. The unbound grain travels toward the distributers and is properlydistributed and fed thereby as it reaches the end of the bundle-carrierand is deposited therefrom into the concave 3, the bars 6 and the upperand lower runs of the carrier serving to clear the iingers of thedistributers, which latter operate upon the grain while it is stillsupported by the conveyer, as distinguished from the usual arrangementof these devices, Which permits the grain to be thrown by the carrierupon a run or incline through which the fingers of the distributersproject.

The advantages arising from the arrangement specied are various; butthose most apparent are the effectual clearing of thedistributer-iingers, the loosening and distributing of the grain beforeit passes from the carrier, the compact arrangement of operative partswithin the cutting and feeding box, and the utilization of a singleshaft for the purpose of supporting the distributers and the inner endof the bundle-carrier.

Vhile the present embodiment of my invention appears at this time to bepreferable, I desire to be understood as reserving the right to effectsuch changes, modifications, and variations as may come Within the scopeof the protection prayed.

What I claim is- 1. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with aframe, of an endless bundlecarrier extending into the frame, rotarysupports at the opposite ends of the bundle-carrier,a plurality ofrotary distributers mounted at the inner end of the carrier and belowits supporting-surface but extended above the carrier to loosen thegrain carried thereon, means for rotating the rotary support at theouter end of the bundle-carrier, and variable gearing intermediate ofsaid last-named rotary support and the distributers located at the innerend of the bundle-carrier, whereby the rotary supports and the rotarydistributers are rotated at different speeds, said distributers beingmounted for movement independent of the rotary carrier-supports.

2. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with a frame, of anendless bundlecarrier extending into the frame, a rotary support for theinner end thereof, a plurality of rotary distributers mounted at theinner end of the carrier and coaxial with said rotary support andextending through and above said supporting-surface to loosen the graincarried thereon, and speed-changing mechanism in operative relation withthe carrier and distributers for regulating the relatively variablespeeds thereof, the rotary support for the inner end of the carrierbeing mounted for rotation independent of the rotary distributers. l

3. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with a frame, of adistributer-shaft, a plurality of rotary distributers mounted on saidshaft, idlers intermediate of the distributers, a bundle-carriercomposed of suitably- IOO IIO

a carrier-shaft, of a plurality of rotary distributers mounted upon thedistributer-sliaft, means for effecting the rotation of said shafts atdifferent and relatively variable speeds, idlers intermediate of thedistributers, a

roller mounted upon the carrier-shaft, and a bundle-carrier composed ofendless sections eaeh of Whieh is passed around an idler and around thecarrier-roller.

5. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with a frame, adistributer-shaft, a carrier-shaft, and speed-changing gearingintermediate of said shafts for effecting the rotation of said shafts atdifferent speeds, of a series of rotary distributers mounted upon thedistributer-shaft, idlers intermediateof the distributers a roller uponthe carriershaft, a bundle-carrier comprising a series of endless beltspassed around the idlers and around the carrier-roller, to permit theelearing of the distributers as they pass through the carrier, and aseries of vibrating notched bars between which the distributers extendat a point below the bundle-carrier.

6. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with adistributer-shaft, a plurality of rotary distributers thereon and anidler on said distributer-shaft, of an endless bundlecarrier passedaround the idler, a carriershaft likewise supporting the bundle-Carrier,a friction-disk mounted upon the distributershaft, a power-transmittingshaft geared to the carrier-shaft, and a shiftable frictionpinionmounted on the power-transmitting shaft in Contact with the face of thefrictiondisk for-the purpose of varying the relative speeds of thebundle-carrier and distrbuters.

7. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with adistributer-shaft, a carriershaft and means for operating thedistributer-shaft, of a series of distributers having extended hubsmounted upon the distributershaft, an idler mounted upon each hub, aroller carried by the carrier-shaft, a bundlecarrier composed of aplurality of endless seetions each passed around an idler and theearrier-roller, a friction-disk upon the distributer-shaft, apower-transmitting shaft geared to the Carrier-shaft, a shiftablefriction-pinion mounted on the power-transmitting shaft in operativecontact with the friction-disk, and a speed-changing lever operativelyoonneeted with the friction-pinion to shift the latter and therebyregulate the relative speeds of the carrier and distributers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

. JOHN B. DENLINGER.

